What is the difference in physicians between Sierra Leone and Yemen?

0.036 per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?

9 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sierra Leone vs Yemen: Physicians

Sierra Leone

0.134 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Yemen

0.098 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Sierra Leone rank

180th

Yemen rank

183rd

Physicians over time

Sierra Leone
Yemen

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.134 per 1,000 people against 0.098 per 1,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.036 per 1,000 people.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 180th and Yemen ranks 183rd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.053 per 1,000 people	0.0275 per 1,000 people	0.0255 per 1,000 people	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.056 per 1,000 people	0.029 per 1,000 people	0.027 per 1,000 people	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.053 per 1,000 people	0.145 per 1,000 people	0.092 per 1,000 people	Yemen
1990s	0.073 per 1,000 people	0.23 per 1,000 people	0.157 per 1,000 people	Yemen
2000s	0.0232 per 1,000 people	0.29 per 1,000 people	0.2668 per 1,000 people	Yemen
2020s	0.1035 per 1,000 people	0.1705 per 1,000 people	0.067 per 1,000 people	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Sierra Leone or Yemen?: Sierra Leone, at 0.134 per 1,000 people against 0.098 per 1,000 people in Yemen as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Sierra Leone and Yemen?: 0.036 per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Sierra Leone and Yemen rank globally for physicians?: Sierra Leone ranks 180th and Yemen ranks 183rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Physicians (per 1,000 people)
Unit: per 1,000 people
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.